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World Resources Institute: Global Forest Watch
Global Forest Watch (GFW) is an online platform that provides data and tools for monitoring forests. It uses advanced satellite data and crowd-sourced information to track deforestation and how forests are changing throughout the world...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The National Academies: How We Use Energy
The main categories of our energy use - home, work, transportation and industry - are examined to see how much energy we are using and what can be predicted about our use in the furture.
US Energy Information Administration
Energy Information Association: u.s. Household Electricity Report
The report provides an overview of the electricity consumption in households in 2001. End-use (lighting, appliances, heating) data is presented in written, graph and table form. Background on efficiency standards and regional factors...
Population Connection
Population Connection: World Population History
Explore the peopling of our planet from multiple perspectives- historical, environmental, social, and political.
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Story of Stuff Project: The Story of Stuff
Activist Annie Leonard narrates this anticonsumerism video that traces the links between what we consume as finished goods and what is consumed in the production of those goods. The hidden costs of consumption-costs attributable to...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Energy Use
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Energy use in the U.S. and a comparison of oil use amongst the top oil-using nations.
Population Connection
Population Connection
This is the official home of Population Connection (formerly Zero Population Growth), a non-profit organization focused on slowing population growth. This site offers current information on government legislation and policy in this...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Impacts of Hazardous Waste
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the impacts of hazardous waste on the environment and human health, and the provisions of the Superfund Act.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Energy Conservation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of how energy is used, and how it can be conserved.
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: Ms Ess3 4: Human Consumption of Natural Resources
Assessment templates, videos, examples, lesson plans, and photos of student work that directly address standard MS-ESS3-4: human consumption of natural resources.
Education Place
Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Why Save the Rain Forest?
Here you can find a general overview of the importance of the rain forest, and why it needs "saving." A student activity and teacher's lesson plan is also included.